Example sentences of "[conj] can [verb] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | These can be deposited on textiles as the hydroxides or can combine with fatty acids to give metal soaps , which cause staining that is difficult to remove . |
| 2 | That such genes exist is shown by the many mutants in the genes of mice that can result in abnormal limb development . |
| 3 | The new athletic demands on untrained muscles and tendons produce the inflammation , pain and weakness that can result in severe and permanent disability . |
| 4 | To be strictly accurate a species can be defined precisely only in living animals , where it refers to populations that can interbreed under natural conditions , and which produce offspring that are capable of further reproducing their kind . |
| 5 | It does serve to illustrate the kind of myths that can attach to crowded ballrooms . |
| 6 | Both arrange work placements — invaluable experience that can lead to permanent jobs . |
| 7 | ‘ The problem is that once you make a mistake in deciding the child needs testing it can set up a chain of events that can lead to severe problems for the child , ’ he says . |
| 8 | The pursuit of equity through redistribution taxation is not the only distortion that can lead to allocative inefficiency . |
| 9 | Maternal diet is only one of the many factors that can lead to fetal growth retardation . |
| 10 | We believe it is not only a viable option but the only option that can lead to significant changes in our status , as recipients of services and as citizens . |
| 11 | This leaves a very reactive molecule that can interact with carbon-hydrogen bonds in some chemicals . |
| 12 | The problem that can arise with dried foods , apart from the problems arising from any not consumed , is that the proteins may be appreciably less digestible than those from live foods — and that the vitamin content reduces with time . |
| 13 | This chapter : ( 1 ) describes how an expert is appointed , either by the parties or by a professional body ( 10.2 ) ; ( 2 ) explains the problems created by the absence of effective appointment machinery independent of the parties ( 10.3 ) ; ( 3 ) shows how an appointment may be invalid ( 10.4 ) ; ( 4 ) provides a list of appointing authorities with figures for some of their rates of appointments ( 10.5 ) ; ( 5 ) outlines procedures for making an application to an appointing authority ( 10.6 ) ; ( 6 ) shows that the court will not help parties obstruct appointments ( 10.7 ) ; ( 7 ) considers the difficulties that can arise from perceived conflicts of interest ( 10.8 ) . |
| 14 | And gender relationships may be subject to the problems that can arise from conflicting discourses about femininity or masculinity . |
| 15 | Good classroom planning and organisation and an awareness of the way in which children relate to and use their surroundings can help to reduce at least some of the stresses and confusion that can arise in day-to-day work for children with sight problems . |
| 16 | ‘ I 'm a city-based GP , so I need a small car that can cope with narrow roads and crowded parking . ’ |
| 17 | There is yet no commercially available OCR system that can cope with handwritten ( or even hand-printed ) text . |
| 18 | It shows the close association that can exist between organic chemical synthesis and clay surfaces . |
| 19 | This description of Heaven , London 's biggest gay disco , omits the sense of camaraderie ( and occasionally , solidarity ) that can exist in gay venues , yet it captures a state akin to that of Jameson 's second basic feature of modernism , which he terms ‘ schizophrenia ’ : |
| 20 | When first imported they are often in almost freshwater , but will appreciate an addition of salt as they are really a marine fish that can exist in freshwater for a while . |
| 21 | Notice that some are capable of non-interlaced operation which gives a virtually flicker free display but you also need a video card that can work with non-interlaced SVGA . |
| 22 | The tragedy of these kinds of development is that the opportunity may be lost of creating an integrated community , and of benefiting from the social advantages that can accrue from good design ( Masser and Stroud 1965 ) . |
| 23 | It is based on the conviction that women 's liberation is principally about personal and social change but that the opportunity for consciousness-raising and intellectual clarification of ideas and strategies , together with the consolidation that can come from collective support and struggle , constitutes really useful knowledge in the old radical sense . |
| 24 | The use — and usefulness — of analogical representation has been exemplified in a program that can reason from visual diagrams ( Funt 1980 ) . |
| 25 | Application of an electric field to a polymer can lead to polarization of the sample , which is a surface effect , but if the polymer contains groups that can act as permanent dipoles then the applied field will cause them to align in the direction of the field . |
| 26 | These cells release enzymes , lymphokines , cytokines , and growth factors that can act on parenchymal and mesenchymal cells . |
| 27 | The European Council already has a life of its own that can act against national interests . |
| 28 | I know the falls that can happen to young girls ; it 's an amazing thing , when you think how supple their bodies are , how round and well-padded — yes , my little signorina Rosalba , what terrible falls can happen ! ’ |
| 29 | Many of these reports should be interpreted with caution in the light of several factors that can account for misleading results . |
| 30 | The aim of the research is to develop a scientific theory of the processes involved in face and person recognition that can account for normal performance , and will help in understanding the different types of difficulty in recognising faces experienced by patients who have had strokes . |